Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

News about Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

May. 17, 2014

Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim reviews New York premiere of David Lang song collection 'battle hymns,' sung by Collegiate Chorale and Manhattan Girls Chorus at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. MORE

Jul. 10, 2013

Space shuttle Enterprise, eight months after Hurricane Sandy left it damaged and unprotected, will have a new, temporary, home at Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum; officials of museum, World War II-era aircraft carrier docked at Midtown Manhattan, want to construct an annex on land to house the shuttle, across the West Side Highway. MORE

Jul. 9, 2012

Wake from a Norwegian Cruise Line ship, docking at a Hudson River pier, damages gangway at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum leading to the Growler, a long-decommissioned submarine. MORE

Apr. 21, 2012

NASA's plans to transport space shuttle prototype Enterprise to Kennedy International Airport are postponed due to forecast of inclement weather; Enterprise is ultimately bound for Manhattan's Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. MORE

Apr. 19, 2012

Three vintage warplanes are moved from the aircraft carrier Intrepid on Hudson River off Manhattan's West Side to make room for the arrival of the space shuttle prototype Enterprise. MORE

Dec. 6, 2011

Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum is seeking to expand onto state property in Midtown Manhattan, just as some of its trustees have been pressing the rest of the board to contribute to New York Gov Andrew M Cuomo's re-election campaign, raising question of whether museum is in danger of jeopardizing its federal income tax exemption. MORE

Perhaps the most valuable experience of the three-day donor retreat in New York City came on Tuesday afternoon when the more than 1,000 donors present kicked-off a speed call-a-thon, with a goal of raising more than $2 million.

Space Shuttle Enterprise arrived in New York, riding piggyback on a modified jumbo jet. Its trip included flyovers over parts of the city and landmarks before it landed at its temporary home, Kennedy Airport.